a priori vs apparent

a priori

adj
  • Self-evident, intuitively obvious. 

  • Presumed without analysis. 

  • Based on hypothesis and theory rather than experiment or empirical evidence. 

  • Developed entirely from scratch, without deriving it from existing languages. 

adv
  • In a way based on theoretical deduction rather than empirical observation. 

apparent

adj
  • Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable. 

  • Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye, eyely; within sight or view. 

  • Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, but not necessarily opposed to, true or real); seeming. 

How often have the words a priori and apparent occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )